Explore Research at the University of Florida: David Blackburn, an associate curator of herpetology (reptiles) at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the joys of working with amphibians, specifically frogs. Blackburn’s work with amphibian biodiversity involves tools like micro-CT scanning, which allows researchers to produce 3-D models and gain a better understanding of the internal anatomy of these animals. The 3-D models can be used in K-12 science classrooms and provided to other researchers around the world studying these species.
